His Honour Judge Malcolm Simmons
Judge of the Supreme Court of the Falkland Islands
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and British Antarctic Territory
His Honour Judge Malcolm Simmons is a UK-qualified lawyer and judge. Currently, he is Resident judge and His Majesty’s Coroner of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and the British Antarctic Territory. He is also a judge of the Supreme Court of St. Helena. Judge Simmons has served as an international judge for over 20 years. In 2004, he was appointed an international judge of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, assigned to the war crime and serious organised crime panels. In 2008 he was appointed an international judge of the Supreme Court of Kosovo and presided in many war crimes and serious organised crime cases. In 2014, he was appointed President of EU international judges. Judge Simmons has also served on judicial councils in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo. In addition to his judicial role, since 2017, Judge Simmons has been an international justice adviser and has worked in Maldives, Pakistan and Serbia. At the request of the Maldives Judicial Academy, Judge Simmons assessed the Judicial Training curriculum and advised on reform of judicial training and developed training modules and materials. Most recently, Judge Simmons developed and rolled-out a judicial performance evaluation scheme in the Maldives. In 2022, Judge Simmons was invited to lead the European Commission project, ‘Supporting Justice Reform and Anti-Corruption’ in Maldives. Following the successful completion of that project, he was requested by the European External Action Service to assist in designing the EU’s continuing engagement with the Maldives judiciary. Judge Simmons is a judicial traininer at the Judicial Education Institute and has delivered training across the Caribbean.
